only recently; just of late
loyalty; sincerity; allegiance; fidelity; integrity
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
relation; connection; relevance
destruction (esp. of evidence); spoliation; suppression; hiding; concealment
preference; priority; precedence
surely; certainly; without doubt
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
one animal (small); (arch.) two-tan bolt of cloth
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
to be smeared; to be covered
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate; to dress
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
to lean against; to set against
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
order of chivalry; chivalric order
to throw; to toss; to hit; to strike; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles)
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up